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IMPATIENS TRILOBATA. 
Three-lobed Balsam. , 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA—Nar. Orv. BALSAMINEZ, Rich. De Cand. 
Gen. Cuar.—Anthere 5, nempe 3 biloculares, 2 ante petalum supertius 1- 
loculares. Stigmata 5, coalita. Capsula prismatico-teretiuscula, elon- 
gata, valvis a basi ad apicem extrorsum revolutis. Cotyledones planius- 
cule. 
Pedunculi azillares, remoti, multiflor?. Capsule glabre. Folia alterna.—DC. 
Impatiens ¢rilobata; umbellis quadritloris longitudine foliorum, foliis 
late-lanceolatis serratis, nectario cohico acuminato curvato. 
Impatiens trilobata, Cotesr. MSS. 
Stem herbaceous, erect, quadrangular. Leaves opposite, decussate, petioled, 
broadly lanceolate, tapering at both ends, smooth, serrulate, about 3 
inches long, and less than one inch broad. Peduncles axillary, solitary, 
half the length of the leaf, bearing a 4-flowered umbel. Pedicels shorter 
than the peduncle. | 
Perianth 2-leaved ; leaflets lanceolate, placed as bracteas by the sides of the 
flowers. Petals 3, unequal; the upper one roundish, vaulted, pointed 
at the summit ; the two lower ones 3-lobed ; exterior lobe much larger ; 
interior one minute, yellow ; middle one oval, reddish. Nectar y ample, 
cucullate, pointed at the top, and terminated behind with an incurved 
horn. Capsule oblong, curved, 5-furrowed. 
For the drawing and description of this plant, I am in- 
debted to Mr CoLEBROOKE, who found it a native of Sylhet, 
in the East. Indies, where it flowers towards the beginning of 
the cold season. 
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